Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-26
THE FIRE CHIEFS

| Constitution says: An old time Georgia barbecue at the foot fl of the historic Kennesaw mountain! It was at once novel and delightful to the4
 visiting fire chiefs, their wives and daugh-
 ters. It was not such barbecue as Longstreet t in the f'Georgia5Scenes" 50 graphically de- I scrtbed.r~
 r It was one of those modern luxurious for est feasts that was not dreamt of in Long
 streets philosophy.
 'I had large time,' suggestively re-
 marked Judge McCool last night.
 fIt has been the happiest day of my life" l said winsome young lady from New Or \ leans.
 ssIt was just too awfully nice for anything"
 observed lady from Massachusetts.
 "Yes," added 8 charming young belle
 from Brooklyn, Git has certainly been most
 delightful occasion"
 \ Such expressions were heard in all the cars I as the train was rattling home.
 HOW THE DAY WAS SPENT.
 \ Before s o'clock yesterday morning the \ car shed was a scene of animation. The
 Capital band had already begun playing and ' the delegates and their wives and daughters \ were hurrying toward the waiting train. A \ train was made up consisting of seven pas- | senger coaches. The committee of trans
 portation was early on the ground looking
 after the comfort of the excursionists. A
 number of prominent citizens, especially .
 ed rapidly until nearly four hundred people
 were seated in the coaches. At 6:3O o'clock ' the excursion party was moving toward \ Marietta. In less than an hour that town
 was passed, and at the end of the hour the N train had come to halt at the base of Ken \ uesaw mountain. The passengers soon dis-
 embarked and proceeded toward. the grove \ where the barbecue was tozr bel given. The band played 8 march as Ethe crowd ! started to make the ascent to the wood at the hnro o.@ekl \ had to abandon their horns and utilize all their wind in walking toward the rendezvous. \ The place was reached in about tin minutes. ' And what a picturesque spot it was! No \ more suitable place could have been chosen. \ There was grove of trees which afforded ' plenty of shade and we'll which supplied an \ abundance of cold water. This crystal liquid \ was not used, however, to any great extent, \ for up came two wagons containing forty kegs. \ of iced beer the best e Budweiser," i" and in \ few minutes there was an abundance of ice \ cold lemonade. These beverages were \ patronized with avidity all day long, and the \ supply of liquids served seemed never to give \ out.
 The band at short intervals played spright- N ly selections suited to the occasion and the pleasure seekers disported themselves in a N great variety of ways. Many of them, from \ the North, who had never seen cotton grow ing, hurried into 8 patch white with the \ Heecy staple and each one came away bearing [ a stalk in hard. These will be taken home as souvenirs In the party were not a few veterans of the Federal army, old soldiers who had trod this soil before during the days of war. They eagerly sought for spots familiar to them. | Every rife pit, every embankment and breastwork was examined. A search was made for war relics and many lucky finds re-
 warded the searchers. Old rusty pieces of bombs. broken parts of muskets, minnie | balls, fragments of shell, canister, parts of | worn-out bayonets-these were seized upon with avidity and treasured up valuable ! mementoes. \ Parties started to scale the mountain to it's very summit. It did not seem an ambitious I undertaking, but only few had the perse verance to accomplish it. The sun very hot The rays came down fercely on one's I head. It was not pleasant trudging up the I rocky slope. The first persons to ascend the mountain I and stand upon its highest point were Miss l Lou Christie of Brooklyn, N. Y., and Miss | Jennie O'Connor, of New Orleans, and re- ! porter of the Constitution. A long rest was taken on the summit, and | soon others began arriving. MT. Kuhn, the photographer, came around ! with his camera and insisted upon making a
 group picture of the trio of intrepid pedestri- I ans. The picture was taken, much to the l satisfaction of all concerned. The lower sides of tl-e eAa.ntAi- ----- @.l.~ A-~-:rinniata- lnakino for the earthworks and persimmons. Plenty of both \ were found. ..- THE DINNER.
 Dinner was served at 1 o'clock, and what a dinner it was! It was revelation to the wis., itors from abroad. There were three tables, each 100 feet in length. About AGO persons were fed. To feed this number had been cooked 300 chickens, 200 pounds of beef, 400 pounds of pork, 300 pounds of mutton and 100 pounds of kid And this was barbecued | fr fba a fact rOdAr ' the immediate direction of Colonel Walker, | the famous culinary artist of Columbus, Ro-
 seu-, the incomparable, did the cooking. There was plentiful supply of the celebrated
 "Brunswick stew" potato salad, sweet pota- toes, rice, tomatoes, green corn, pickles,
 bread, onions, etc., etc, with the usual con comitants, ,and ice cold beer and lemonade flow ! ed freely. The arrangements were perfect, \ and there was not the slightest confusion.
 Everything moved like clock work. Every body had keen appetite and relished the toothsome viands. There was superabund- ance of eatables. After dinner a number of country folks and negroes were fed. PosTPRANDIAL DIVERSION. After the feast the guests were treated to unique entertainment. A platform was inn provised and about fifteen colored women and three or four colored men were induced to sing some of the negro camp meeting songs. The weird singing, and the accompanying incan- tation and gyrations excited the liveliest in- terest of the northerners, who had never be- fore seen or heard anything like them. A list was passed around and liberal contributions were made to the dusky entertainers Shortly after o'clock the party went over to the American marble works and inspected that building
 At 4:35 o'clock the train etarted for Atlanta, arriving at 5:30
 The day passed delightfully."-, not one un-
 pleasant occurrence marring the perfect en- joyment of anyone.
 The convention has been a thoroughly ! practical one, devoted to topics of an inpor- tant character pertinent 10 the occasion. Many valuable papers were read before the ! convention and the exhibition of inventions | was highly interesting. In the United States our fire departments, in the large cities espe- | cially, are all the better for the valuable ' hints and wide range of information impart- ed at these annual gatherings, and are of use ! in keeping our leading fire departments at ! the top notch in the business, affording ex- amples of promptness in suppressing fires I from which the London fire department can we'll profit, as shown in the recent great dis aster at Whiteley.
 At Fridays session, among other matters of \ importance, the Hon. Thomas O'Connor, ! chief of the fire department of New Orleans; \ presented to the convention paper of singu- lar merit. His theme was '"Fhe advantages ! and disadvantages of iron shutters on build ings." In illustration of the facts involved ] in bis excellent address, he used large me- chanical drawing of five story store front, { with 8 simple device for opening the shut ters of any story by the simple jerk of wire on the ground floor just inside the front door.
 HoNoRs FOR CHIEF HENDRICK.
 The Atlanta Constitution says of Chief Hendrick: "Colonel A. O. Hendrick, chief of the New Haven fire department, has just been reelected president of the Connecticut State Firemen's association, and has been treasurer of the National Association of Fire Engineers for the past eight years. He has served the longest consecutive term of years of any chief in the United States He is typical fireman and his reputation is as national as the asso- ! citation of which he is treasurer"
 On Thursday Chief Hendrick, of New Ha- ven, read an instructive paper on hydraulic engineering and water pipes. On motion of